ALDERMAN WALK (IPSWICH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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05074018 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-03-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2025May 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-05-312025-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-06-13
    LYELL, Gerhard resigned
    director
  7. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-19
    BLOCK MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2020-11-19
    HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  11. 2020-11-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2020-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-11-19
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  14. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-12-12
    SHULTZ, Louise resigned
    director
  21. 2010-02-24
    THROSSELL, Peter James appointed
    director
  22. 2008-07-31
    CRACKNELL, Graham Alan Patrick resigned
    director
  23. 2006-11-16
    HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-11-15
    LOWE, Anthony William resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-11-15
    LOWE, Anthony William resigned
    director
  26. 2006-11-15
    MEHTA, Dinesh Ishwerlal Khushalbhai resigned
    director
  27. 2006-11-08
    LYELL, Gerhard appointed
    director
  28. 2006-10-19
    CRACKNELL, Graham Alan Patrick appointed
    director
  29. 2006-09-04
    SHULTZ, Louise appointed
    director
  30. 2004-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDERMAN WALK (IPSWICH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  31. 2004-03-15
    LOWE, Anthony William appointed
    secretary
  32. 2004-03-15
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2004-03-15
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2004-03-15
    LOWE, Anthony William appointed
    director
  35. 2004-03-15
    MEHTA, Dinesh Ishwerlal Khushalbhai appointed
    director
  36. 2004-03-15
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2004-03-15
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2004-03-15
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2004-03-15
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2004-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

C/O Block Management Uk Limited Unit 5
Stour Valley Business Centre
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 7GB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-02-29
Last made up to: 2026-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

BLOCK MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THROSSELL, Peter James
director · ~73y · appointed 2010-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOWE, Anthony William
secretary · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2006-11-15
Resigned
HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-16 · resigned 2020-11-19
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2004-03-15
Resigned
CRACKNELL, Graham Alan Patrick
director · ~84y · appointed 2006-10-19 · resigned 2008-07-31
Resigned
LOWE, Anthony William
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2006-11-15
Resigned
LYELL, Gerhard
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-11-08 · resigned 2022-06-13
Resigned
MEHTA, Dinesh Ishwerlal Khushalbhai
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2006-11-15
Resigned
SHULTZ, Louise
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-09-04 · resigned 2013-12-12
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2004-03-15
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-15 · resigned 2004-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-19